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Commissioner Olson agreed. Commissioner Blank stated that he personally was not comfortable with doing this but that had a good point that by doing this, clear notification is provided that this is within the realm of possibility. Chair Narum stated that she would like to send a strong message to the owners that they will need to get started on the outreach in the meantime and before it returns for the final rezoning. She noted that if this is not done, she will not be happy about considering keeping the site at 11.5 acres. Commissioner Pearce stated that she had brought up an issue with the Task Force regarding the Downtown site (SF Site 18). She noted that this site had been taken off the list, and at a meeting that she missed, the site was put back on the list to compensate for the loss of another larger property, the Valley Trails site. Chair Narum interjected that the two Councilmembers who are members of the Task Force were not at the meeting where the Task Force voted not to include the site, and they came back and wanted it back on. She noted that many of the members went along with this, and a small minority held their ground who did not think it made sense. Commissioner Pearce stated that at the last Task Force meeting, she proposed that the site be removed from the list for a variety of reasons. She indicated that she believes once a site was voted out, it was gone. She further indicated that she believes there is a lot of valuable opportunity at that site as a gateway to the City, and as part of a potential new library with City Hall right there. She noted that when the Task Force members went through each of the sites, many sites got a majority of people agreeing, but there was none on Site 18. She stated that she would like to see if she could get support from the Commission to remove that small site it from the list at least for this round. requested if the Commission could also discuss Sunol Boulevard and Sonoma Drive (Site 19) and Sunol Boulevard and Sycamore Road (Site 20) in that same context. He stated that he does not think he had seen them before and noted that they have "n/a" on the list under score. He inquired if they were discussed at length at the Task Force meetings or if they were last-minute add-ons. Commissioner Pearce stated that they were later add-ons but they were discussed at a couple of the Task Force meetings; the property owners were contacted and the feedback received was that they were generally favorable. Chair Narum indicated that one of the criteria the Task Force used was that if a property owner was not interested in rezoning, the Task Force immediately took the site off the list. She stated that as the process moved on, the owners of the Auto Mall site on Old Santa Rita Road which was on the list subsequently indicated that they had other plans PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 28 of 33